Close

Madrigal Pharma (MDGL) Doses First Patient in MGL-3196 Phase 2 as NASH Treatment

Go back to Madrigal Pharma (MDGL) Doses First Patient in MGL-3196 Phase 2 as NASH Treatment

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Announces the Initiation of a Phase 2 Study of MGL-3196 in Patients with Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

October 20, 2016 7:30 AM EDT

-- Study expected to provide proof-of-concept data in NASH for the first liver-directed, thyroid hormone receptor (THR) ß-selective agonist

-- Primary endpoint is the reduction of liver fat, assessed by MRI-PDFF, at 12 weeks, with confirmation of NASH resolution by biopsy at 36 weeks --

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Oct. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDGL) today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2 study of MGL-3196 for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). MGL-3196 is a first-in-class, oral, once-daily, liver-directed, thyroid hormone receptor (THR)... More